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St. Louis Public Radio
Friday, October 4, 2019 - Vaping Risks
8 minutes Posted Oct 4, 2019 at 3:49 am.
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Michael Plisco is a pulmonologist in the intensive care unit at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis who treated the man who died from vaping-related lung injury last month. While medical experts still don’t know exactly what causes death and severe illness in some people who vape, Dr. Plisco says the St. Louis patient offers clues into the little-understood dangers of vaping.